Outside Sales Professional

Terminix • Lufkin, TX

2d

About The Position

The Outside Sales Professional sells pest management services and products to new and existing residential customers while providing customer-focused service to grow the business. Serving as the company’s representative in the local community, the role assesses customer needs through consultation and home inspections, then recommends pest control solutions based on knowledge of the company’s products and services. The position works with customers and internal teams to develop solutions, support service installations, and pursue sales opportunities.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Valid driver’s license from the current state of residence.
• Strong social, customer service, and communication skills.
• Able to move up to 10 pounds regularly and 11–20 pounds frequently.
• Able to regularly sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl, and use stairs, ladders, scaffolding, ramps, and poles.
• Able to maintain balance on narrow, slippery, or moving surfaces.
• Comfortable encountering pests such as spiders, flies, mosquitoes, and rodents, and entering small spaces such as basements, crawl spaces, and attics.
• Able to work regularly in confined spaces, narrow aisles, or passageways and sometimes wear personal protective equipment, including an OSHA-compliant respirator.
• Able to travel up to 100% of the time within assigned territories.

Nice To Haves

• Related sales experience and/or training.
• At least 1–2 years of pest technician or sales experience.

Responsibilities

• Visually inspect homes for pests, pest harborage, and pest entry points.
• Recommend and sell pest control solutions and preventative maintenance to residential customers based on inspection findings.
• Collaborate with the Customer Service Center, Inside Sales department, and technicians to identify opportunities.
• Partner with the Branch Manager to identify revenue opportunities with existing customers and engage service specialists.
• Develop proposals to resolve existing pest issues and recommend additional household service enhancements.
• Complete home diagrams using the Sales CRM and provided tools to document the home and potential challenges.
• Follow up on past proposals to close sales opportunities.
• Provide expert knowledge for new service installations to help ensure satisfactory completion.
• Record daily activities and sales performance in the company sales CRM.
• Travel within assigned territories, up to 100% of the time.
• Safely operate a motor vehicle and keep it and other equipment clean.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one for full-time colleagues, with no waiting period.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions.
• Vacation days and sick days.
• Company-paid holidays and floating holidays.
• Training and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
• Career growth opportunities and promotion from within.
• Competitive pay; some roles offer performance incentives.
• Company vehicle and gas card provided.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED